Page 52 of Two Hearts' Ploy

“Let’s get rid of all the damp towels,” he suggested, tugging off the one wrapped around her before reaching for the other towel in her hand. Geez, he thought, finally taking his first long look at her.

Which she didn’t seem to mind.

Jeff heaved a sigh. He’d never seen a woman more…perfect, he couldn’t help thinking. And forget about what they said about celebrities – everything about her appeared to be one hundred percenther.

Heading into the bathroom, he hung up all three towels before returning to the bedroom, where Wren had tugged down the sheets and was sitting in the middle of the bed, waiting.

Jeff paused for a moment, just thinking about what was happening. He was definitely in over his head.

“I’ve been thinking about this for way too long, you know,” he told her gruffly, sitting on the edge of the bed, this time removing his prosthetic and propping it efficiently near the nightstand.

As her eyes met his, she smiled, resting her hand gently against his face.

“So have I,” she answered, definitely reassuring.

His eyes roved over her nearly naked body with obvious appreciation as his heart began thumping hard against his chest.

As Wren held his gaze, he was swept away by the look of longing in her eyes. He couldn’t believe that every thought, every feeling that he’d been having when they’d met, had been shared by Wren. And then there was the overwhelming love that he was already – helplessly – beginning to feel for her, because of the fact that his injuries hadn’t dissuaded her at all.

Stretching towards her, Jeff kissed her deeply before pulling away and studying her. She was so beautiful and sexy. If things didn’t work out between them, Jeff was pretty sure that his heart would probably never recover.

But he was willing to take that risk, he told himself for the millionth time.

Loving the scent of her lightly perfumed skin from the soap she’d used in the shower, Jeff sighed, moving closer and burying his head against her shoulder.

Jeff felt the weight of Wren’s hand at the base of his neck. She ran her fingers lightly through his hair, stroking gently and soothingly before dragging her fingers over the length of his back and then below his waist, gently brushing her fingers against the scars on his leg.

“Enough of that.” Grinning, Jeff was suddenly lighthearted. He’d been holding himself back, since everything – more or less – was happening so quickly. It had been less than two weeks since Wren had arrived in town.

He laughed softly as they dropped face to face on the bed.

Pulling her tightly against him, he moved his hips rhythmically up and down along hers.

Most obviously becoming aware of his state of arousal, Wren’s eyes went wide as she stared at him before giving him what appeared to be a mischievous smile.

“Seriously, though,” Jeff asked, “are you sure we aren’t rushing things?”

“No,” Wren whispered. “And if you make me wait much longer, I swear I’m going to grab one of the pillows from behind us and whack it over your head.”

They laughed.

She traced a finger down the bridge of his nose, and began exploring the contours of his mouth, before reaching her hand around his neck and pulling him over to where her lips met his.

After a long, lingering melding of their tongues, gently breaking away, Jeff sat up again, hunching back in the bed as he stared lengthily at Wren. Her face was stunning. High cheekbones drew attention to her huge jade green eyes. She had a perfect nose and a sexy mouth with a full upper lip. Turquoise green studded earrings sparkled through the silky curtain ofraven black hair dancing lightly over her shoulders since it was nearly dry.

Jeff grinned, just staring.

“Is something wrong?” Wren asked, with obvious impatience.

“I just want to spend a minute looking at you.” Jeff gazed down at Wren’s naked body with obvious appreciation. “You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known,” he said hoarsely.

Wren shrugged and grinned. “It’s what’s on the inside that counts.”

But Jeff’s eyes were still taking Wren in. She had beautiful full breasts that probably looked larger than they actually were since her waist was so tiny. That flawless skin of hers was lightly tanned.

He bent down touching his lips to a perfect breast.

Wren shivered.

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